FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING: TOOLS WP ACCESS
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING: TOOLS WP ACCESS
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ISBN: 9781119230069
Author: Kimmel
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 13, Problem 5Q
To determine

Quality of Earnings:

Companies face artificial profits such as inflation of inventory created by accounting anomalies. Quality of earnings refers to the earnings of a company which refer to lower costs or higher sales and not the aforesaid profits. When an industry faces high inflation, the quality of earnings become very low.

To identify and explain: The factors that affect quality of earnings.

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